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Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely
Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. ACLU experts break down what you need to know.
By Byul Yoon
Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions SafelyPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving.
By Gillian Branstetter
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new ACLU report, “Deputized for Disaster,” illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration’s rapid expansion of the 287(g) program — and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.
By Mary Sadallah
ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms.
By Elvia Montoya
How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key LegislationPodcast
What’s On The Docket: A 2026 SCOTUS Briefing
‘Tis the season ... to stay ready. A busy Supreme Court term is already underway, with trans rights, redistricting, birthright citizenship, and more on the docket. And this week, Cecillia Wang is...
Defending Our Rights Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we're fighting back and what comes next.
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By Ronald E. Jackson
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This Week in Civil Liberties (10/28/11)
From victories in Florida and Missouri to the anniversary of the Patriot Act.
By Rekha Arulanantham
From victories in Florida and Missouri to the anniversary of the Patriot Act.
By Rekha Arulanantham
Why Cops Shouldn't Be in Classrooms
By Taurean K. Brown
By Taurean K. Brown
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (10/28/2011)
By Caitlin O'Neill
By Caitlin O'Neill
Expanded Immigration Detention: Locking Up Those Yearning to Breathe Free
By Chris Rickerd
By Chris Rickerd
The Patriot Act Anniversary Week Round-Up
The Patriot Act turned 10 on Wednesday. And all we got were violations of our civil liberties.
By Allie Bohm
The Patriot Act turned 10 on Wednesday. And all we got were violations of our civil liberties.
By Allie Bohm
A Tool in the Government's War on Privacy? Absolutely. But in Its War on Terror? Not So Much…
Delaying notice to an ever-growing number of people that their homes and businesses have been searched opens the door for law enforcement to...
By Robyn Greene
Delaying notice to an ever-growing number of people that their homes and businesses have been searched opens the door for law enforcement to...
By Robyn Greene
The Whole World Is Watching: Your Right to Videotape Police
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Voices from Inside Detention
By Molly Lauterback
By Molly Lauterback
Leaving Women Out in the Cold
By Deborah J. Vagins
By Deborah J. Vagins